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1370.0 (May 27, 1988) Previous day - 1392.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchang

A Polish sailor seeking political asylum was released from the Snohomish county jail last week, stil

The House has passed legislation extending the coverage of U.S. cabotage law to the transportation o

Results of Brazil's third debt-equity swap auction last week produced the smallest discount since th

After years of problems and mounting losses, Bank of America is on the road to recovery, the company

Convinced that another oil crisis lies down the road, a group of environmentali sts, oil companies a

BAD ATTITUDES MAKE it worse for EDI, maritime executives say. Especially when it comes to the unique

Shipowners face further sharp price increases for cargo containers, due to a supply that has fallen

For most of an hour and a half, Alfred B. Ted Ruhly chatted with reporters, parrying criticisms from

Last week's court suit challenging part of the Federal Aviation Administration drug testing guidelin

On the fine chemical front, iodine, lysine, menthol and stearic acid are rising in price while glyce

Just as traders bought into copper and foreign currency futures in a big way in 1987, they have now

Afghanistan After the Accords: First-hand Impressions from Kabul and Moscow. May 31. The Lotus Club,

Recently reported plans by Maryland to open a trade office in Taiwan highlight the government's bid

Biospherics Inc. announced that the Italian government has selected its PhoStrip process for phospho

Prodded by rising produce and apparel costs, the consumer price index for the New York area jumped 0

McGraw-Hill Inc. says it sold its 49 percent interest in Nikkei/McGraw-Hill Inc., joint venture publ

Vernon Farriba, executive vice president of the Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference said there w

The hearing in the London High Court in which American Airlines is seeking an immediate temporary in

Most major Japanese commercial banks already meet or have surpassed capital guidelines proposed by t

Ocean marine insurance written by U.S. companies is shrinking at a rapid pace, Harry S. Keefe, deput

Kwasha Lipton will hold a seminar on tax law changes June 1 in Boston. For information, call (201) 5

Despite the turmoil in Panama the past three months, there have been few efforts to persuade the Rea

SEAGRAM CO. LTD. (Montreal) - Edgar Bronfman Jr., president of House of Seagram since 1984, was name

Hercules Raises Prices for ResinsWILMINGTON, Del. - Hercules Inc. is increasing market price

Maersk Line's traditional support for the ocean carrier conference system is waning, the shipping co

Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita plans to express Japan's worries about the formation of regional eco

Qantas Airways Ltd. earned $101.1 million after taxes and extraordinary items in the fiscal year end

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

International Longshoremen's Association officials from the United States and Canada will meet June

MEXICO, BRAZIL PLAN FOREIGN DEBT EXCHANGEMEXICO CITY - Mexico and Brazil will begin a foreig

Fri, May 27, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

Two years ago General Electric Information Services began work to develop an ocean container logisti

Allegis Name Is Buried As UAL Corp. RebornThe parent of United Airlines has laid to rest the

Flying Tiger Line's return to profitability is being sustained by a boom in U.S. exports, but the al

If one kind of accident seemed unthinkable in the aviation industry, it was what happened to an Aloh

Under pressure from a suit under the federal Superfund, seven corporations will pay $12.5 million to

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Trade unions representing 14 million metalworkers worldwide have endorsed a U.S. bid to make abuse o